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5 Questions for a Book Giver’s Interview
If you like giving books for birthdays, Christmas, hygge, or any other reason, you may often be wondering: what would this child enjoy? We love giving and receiving books! Here are some questions to get you started, perhaps during family feasting and fellowship. 1. What is the best book you read this year? Take special note of the genre: was it fiction, non-fiction, classic, recent publication, graphic novel, picture book, biography, or any combination of the above? 2. What did you like about it? 3. What book have you read that you didn’t like? Adriaen van Ostade Reading the News at the Weaver’s Cottage, 1673(Isn’t this painting cozy? I love…
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The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
The Downstairs Girl explores the social mores and prejudices of late-19th-century Atlanta through the eyes of a resourceful and gifted Chinese teen. The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2019, 342 pages. Reading level: Teen, ages 15-18 Recommended for: ages 15-up Jo Kwan, age 17, and her adopted father Old Gin are both gainfully employed and get by comfortably enough–as long as no one knows they occupy the neglected basement of a print shop. One compensation to their literal digs is that Jo can eavesdrop on the Bell family, who print an alternative newspaper in their rented quarters above. But when Jo loses her job at a milliner’s…
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Your Brain on Porn
Like sand on a beach, the brain bears the footprints of the decisions we have made, the skills we have learned —Sharon Begley, Newsweek Science Editor1 Restart and reboot yourself. You’re free to go. —U2, “Unknown Caller”2 “I know it’s not really true,” said Manny, “but it seems as if my brain has been… The post Your Brain on Porn appeared first on FaithGateway.
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A Pillar of Cloud and Fire
A GOD WHO IS WITH YOU WHEN YOU WANDER Earth’s crammed with Heaven, And every common bush afire with God; But only he who sees, takes off his shoes. ~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Aurora Leigh” The trouble is that relying on God has to begin all over again every day as if nothing has yet… The post A Pillar of Cloud and Fire appeared first on FaithGateway.
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A Small Thing with Huge Damage
I noticed a scratch on the kitchen floor. “Where did that come from?” I asked as I pointed it out to my husband. “I don’t know.” He said. The next day, I looked down on the ground and there were probably about 5 more. What in the world?! I had just put felt-bottoms on those chairs. It makes no sense at all that they would be damaging the floors like this. But, they were. . . I got down on my hands and knees, flipped the chair over, only to find a rock about the size of two specks of pepper. This little rock could do that much damage? I said to…
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Her Perfect Lies by Lana Newton
Where Does The Truth Lie? Her Perfect Lies by Lana Newton is a marvellous contemporary psychological thriller that draws the reader into a dark world of truth and lies, reality and illusions. Everyone appears plausible but some manipulate the truth for their own ends. The lead character has suppressed memories. She searches to rebuild her […]
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Games of Deception by Andrew Maraniss
Games of Deception: The True Story of the First U. S. Olympic Basketball Team at the 1936 Olympics in Hitler’s Germany by Andrew Maraniss. Philomel, 2019. 240 pages. Reading Level: Ages 12 and upRecommended For: Ages 12 and up, especially sports fans (not just basketball!) The year Jesse Owens swept track and field and the boys in the boat rowed to victory under Hitler’s nose, the U. S. basketball team made their Olympic debut. In 1936, basketball was a mere adolescent, but its founder, James Naismith, had taught his strange new game to future international YMCA leaders. Thus, in the first few decades after the game’s invention, the game was…
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The Age Old Question: “Did God Really Say?”
One minute, I was on a high of living my best life now! I had it all — my good ol’ boy husband, Justin, who would take a bullet for me, healthy children, a dream home nestled in the heart of East Texas complete with white picket fence and a kitchen overflowing with friends on… The post The Age Old Question: “Did God Really Say?” appeared first on FaithGateway.
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It Happened At Christmas by Christen Krumm
Totally Charming It Happened At Christmas by Christen Krumm is the most delightful contemporary tale that will have you believing that wishes really do come true. The novel was reminiscent of Cinderella, A Little Princess and While You Were Sleeping all wrapped up into one charming story. The lead characters were wonderfully drawn and totally […]
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A 21st Century Christmas Carol by Dennis J Beesley
Beautiful A 21st Century Christmas Carol by Dennis J Beesley is a very beautiful and serene retelling of the famous story brought right up to date. It is also told from a Christian perspective. Dennis J Beesley has given a unique take on a timeless classic. It is familiar yet different. This new tale is […]
